If you want to believe the Rumors ..... what is going around the area is that the WMSR has yet to receive the funds from a $400,000.00 Grant from the state of Maryland causing all work to stop on the #1309... Nothing official has been released at this point.

Tim Wilson

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WVNorthern

Post subject: Re: Progress on 1309?

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:53 pm

Joined: Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:28 pmPosts: 174Location: Northern WV

Hmmmmm. Not a promising sign for an early July maiden voyage around Helmstetters Curve.

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Rob Gardner

Post subject: Re: Progress on 1309?

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:08 am

Joined: Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:50 pmPosts: 367

Looks like it will be done when it's done and not a moment sooner...

Donald Cormack

Post subject: Re: Progress on 1309?

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:52 am

Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:41 pmPosts: 96

WVNorthern wrote:

Hmmmmm. Not a promising sign for an early July maiden voyage around Helmstetters Curve.

Should that be the case, then so be it. Would not be the first restoration to miss a completion date or the last. It'll be done when it's done as Mr. Gardner stated.

YeOldeEnjine

Post subject: Re: Progress on 1309?

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:34 am

Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:31 pmPosts: 236

The WMSR has recently had it's share of "Bad Luck" with the "Land Slips" above Woodcock Hollow coupled with running diesel only trips this past season. In the face of all the challenges, I believe thy have fared well.

If there is a hold-up in the State Grant, let's hope it can be resolved quickly.

Tim Wilson

EDM

Post subject: Re: Progress on 1309?

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:07 am

Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:54 amPosts: 798Location: NJ

This kind of project always takes longer than it takes. Which doesn't make sense upon reading, but think about it a bit...

From experience, release of State of Maryland Bond Bill Funding can be a long process. If a match was required you must spend the match first. Then you must pay the bills for work funded by the Bond Bill and then get reimbursed. The final reward is great but you can expect slow going along the way.

The WMSR is offering a 1.5 hr. "Shop Tour" twice on May 6th. for $35.00 a person. Further information at the above link.

Tim W.

co614

Post subject: Re: Progress on 1309?

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:16 am

Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:19 pmPosts: 1607Location: Pottstown,Pa.

As previously discussed at length there's never any good method of predicting when a restoration will be completed until it's done ( and done includes the mandatory break-in runs to find all the "things" that still need fixing).

In this case the work will not resume until the states grant money arrives and as it is currently being held up for political reasons no one knows when that might be.

Obviously it won't be done in time for trips this calendar year.

Ross Rowland

bigjim4life

Post subject: Re: Progress on 1309?

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:57 am

Joined: Thu May 06, 2010 10:30 pmPosts: 611Location: Bucks County, PA

co614 wrote:

Obviously it won't be done in time for trips this calendar year.

Ross Rowland

Ross, John Garner (GM of the WMSR) said on a Facebook video that once they receive the grant money, work can resume right away - and that there's about 6 weeks' worth of work left to do once they get started. So if the check gets there relatively soon, six weeks of work, testing, break-in runs, etc. It's plausible that it could be done for this calendar year...

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